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3-CEN 301-TYPES OF SUPPORTS FOR PLANE STRUCTURES

• 4.3-CEN 301-TYPES OF SUPPORTS FOR PLANE STRUCTURES

• 4.3 Topic: Types of supports for plane structures
• 4.3.1 OBJECTIVE:
• (a) Determine the types of supports of plane structures and
corresponding reactions for each type
• 4.3.2 REFERENCES: Kassimali, A. Structural Analysis, 5th Edition, 2010,
Cengage Learning
• ASEP, National Structural Code of the Philippines, 2010, ASEP
• 4.3.3 DATE: September 20, 2021
• 4.3.4 TOPIC NO. CEN 301-4.3

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• 4.3-CEN 301- TYPES OF SUPPORTS OF PLANE STRUCTURES
• 4.3 Topic: Types of supports of plane structures
• Supports are used to attach structures to the ground or other bodies,
thereby restricting their movements under the action of applied loads.
• The loads tend to move the structures; but supports prevent the move-
ments by exerting opposing forces, or reactions, to neutralize the effects of
loads, thereby keeping the structures in equilibrium.
• The type of reaction a support exerts on a structure depends on the type
of supporting device used and the type of movement it prevents.
• A support that prevents translation of the structure in a particular direction
exerts a reaction force on the structure in that direction.
• Similarly, a support that prevents rotation of the structure about a
particular axis exerts a reaction couple on the structure about that axis.
• The types of supports commonly used for plane structures are
depicted in Fig. 3.3.
• These supports are grouped into three categories, depending on the
number of reactions (1, 2, or 3) they exert on the structures.
• The figure also gives the types of reactions that these supports exert, as
well as the number of unknowns that the various supports introduce in
the analysis.
• Figures 3.4 through 3.6 illustrate roller, rocker, and hinged supports.